Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard has fired a warning at Manchester United over their interest in John McGinn.

Gerrard did not take long to issue a snappy response when quizzed on the matter on Friday.

"We are certainly not a club that is looking to sell. Our intention is to keep John McGinn here," he said.

"We don't want to be a selling club unless there is a situation, as with [Jack] Grealish, which works itself out if you like.

"We want [McGinn] to remain a Villa player and we can't be any clearer on that. We love the player, we love the human being and we want to help him.

"We certainly see it as a compliment when our best players, or any of our players, are linked with big moves away. I think it shows they are playing at a consistent level."